Young; if unfavourable, nothing was to be said; but if
agreeable, I should return and notify it to them. I hastened to Mr.
Young's, found he was at home, sent in word that a gentleman desired to
wait upon him, and was shewn into a parlour, where he and a young lady,
his daughter, were sitting. He appeared to be a plain, civil, country
gentleman; and when I begged pardon for presuming to trouble him, but
that I wished much to see his place, if he would give me leave; he
behaved very courteously, and answered, 'By all means, Sir; we are just
going to drink tea; will you sit down?' I thanked him, but said, that
Dr. Johnson had come with me from London, and I must return to the inn
and drink tea with him; that my name was Boswell, I had travelled with
him in the Hebrides. 'Sir, (said he,) I should think it a great honour
to see Dr. Johnson here. Will you allow me to send for him?' Availing
myself of this opening, I said that 'I would go myself and bring him,
when he had drunk tea; he knew nothing of my calling here.
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